Time-recorder.



Nu/10,495. PATENTBD JAN. 8, 1907.A

.A. L. JAYNES. 'NME RECORDER.

APPLIUAON FILED JAI!.U),19OG.

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im. 840,495. PATENTBD JAN. 8, 1007.

` A. L. JAYNES.

TIME RECORDER.

APPLlQATloN FILED JAN,10,100G.

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No. 840,495. PATENTED JAN. 8, 1907.

` L. JAYNEH.

TIME RECORDER.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 10.71906.

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Application 'tiled Jennery lO, 1ct/5.

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Patented Jen., 8, i907.

Serial Eo. 295,459.

for lunch, in after lunch, end out at night ure toi* .-1 .l i nurnbe.' or devs 'n e ticket ni parallel ver cal Columns. Such recorders .a

'luster the times on the ticket type-Wheels en striking-lminni l is necessary to slm the l1 lou? tunes rerun -iol under we hammer. end also to tudinelly the utinent for euch el `i s eeen eileeted. b)

hand, which method. 1S open to many objections. For instance, it Ydennuids the personel attention of' attendent, who may be negleotful, and also leaves the nifty onen 1for freud.

My present invention ina-lies the lateral shift entirely4 automatic. lWhile the movelnent of tli( Lbutinent lies always been entomotie it has nevertheless been possible to ineke records on the cards on the speee intended ter other d than that en which the record wus actually mede. y' inveutlon overcomes this dilieultjv by melting it iinpossible to ell'evct registration unless the Gerd is pressedliully home; and it consists, essentially, .n the constructions lierenotterniore v a-llj\T desor lruro i :t front elevation, par l; away, of :L tine-recorder provided Wltliniy i11i}^ ao\'ei11erits. ll' 2 on onlin* 'plein view of a p of the seine, showing pertiew lzuly the slitting in rs 'for the mrd-holder. Fig', C?. is e. side eleve. ,n .Y ,folien away, showing the mee-ns for rototing' tlr'e sliei'tof the card-liolder-slrlftug d evce. Fig. 4 is an enlarged front elevation, partly broken, away, showing the means for preventing records being mudo upon tickets other tlisn in the proper place. Fig. 5 is a. side elevation of the seme parts. Fig. (j is n. detail in Vfront elevetion et' the snail shown in Figs l und 2,. Fig. 7 is e plan view" of the parte shown in lli 4- and 5. showing also the mes-ns tending to return the card-holder to its initial position.

this rod is provided corresponding; parts in the different apt/ed to be rocked by the starovlieel Utter revolves. The ther end et this lever is pivotelly connected with the Hyper end of vertical rod e. The lower end of Y th e. ratchet-roel; 5, Wlneli adapted to engage ratchet-Wheel t3, tast on the snnit 7, suitably journeled ori the freine el the registering part 8 of the reeerder. v

rThe recording nieohzinisnfi may be o'f any ordinery type and is provided with e cardholder 9, which is shaped as allatepen tube and is laterally movable on the eross-guid`es l0.

An erm 11 is seeured to the holder by ineens of a slot-ond-pin connection l2,wl-.ere by the eerd-holder has o. limited movementrelstive to the erm. The helder is nerinelly extended relative to the erin by ineens oi e. bent spring A3, one erin of which engages the erm while the other end engages the Qin or other part connected v-:ith the holder. This erm 1l, it will he noticed, is jogged forward und then extends outwardly Li-gein parallel te its original direction. lt is also doubled and provided with the slots lll, through which extends the shaft '7 The slots are of suflicient le .gtn to permit ol the desired leterfil movenient of the card-holder. On the shalt between the ports of the erin is secured a fourstep snail 15. This snail engages the pin or projection 16, fast on the erin. At earch step 'the snail is slightly notched, so :is to prevent backward movement of the snail when the notches are enge-ged with the pin.

The slrett is rotated by the lifting of the reel; 15. The rock, it will be noticed, is held in engagement with the wheelbT Ineens of a bent spring 17, which. is secured to :L stationery part and engages the bnclr of the rack.

On each side of the ratchet-Wheel 7 is a.

Fig. S is s plan t iew of the lever operating l notched Wheel 18. These wheels serve as e drawings like numerals of reference IOC guide for the rack, and its notches also serve by engagement with the iinger 19 of the rack to arrest the rotary movement of the ratchet- .whe'el and shaft as soon as the finger has been A is as follows: As the center arbor of the clock revolves onceiin twelve hours and as the starwheel 2 is provided with four points, the lever 3 'is gradually raised and then suddenly released every three hours. A coil-spring 21, secured to the frame ofthe clock and to the lever, yieldingly maintains the end oi' the lever in contact with thestar-wheel. Thus by operation ofthe star-wheel the rack 5 is grad'- ually lowered, its teeth slipping pastthel teethrof the ratchet-wheel 6 As 'soon-however, as the end ci the lever3 slips oft a point of the star-wheel the rack is suddenly raised, and the 'parts are so proportioned'- that the latter is rotated one-quarter turn, movingthesnail one step., This partial rotation of the vsnailppushes the pin 1 6 toward the right in Fig. 1, and so, through the medium oi the arm 11, pushes the card-holder to the right. After the lapse of three'hours the same movement repeated., and so on until the last step. of the snail 1s reached. The next movement` of the parts brings the drop in the snail opposite the pin, and the card-holder is promptly returned by the weighted: lever 2O to its initial position.

. In order to prevent the card-holder being moved forward by hand, l. provide the arm l1 withv a pin 22 This pin is spaced from the pin a distance substantially equal to the greatest diameter of the snail, so that when the greatest diameter of the snail is horizontal the arm 11 cannot be drawn torward, so that it is impossible by hand to move the card-holder to a position. ahead oi' that corresponding to the position of the cani.

To provide a similar lock in intermediate positions of the cam, l secure on the shaft stop-arms 23 and 24. The short arm, it will be seen on reference to Fig. 6, is in a position to'engage the end of the pin 22 when the third step of the snail is in engagement with Athe pin 16 and the longer arm 24 in position -to engage the pin 16 when the iirst step of the snail is in engagement with the pin 16. An etlicient lock is thus provided for all positions of thesnail.

A reference to Fig. 9 will show that the time-card is provided for each day with four time-columns, the iirst for a record of the time at which the Workman enters the factory, the second for the time at which he the Iimpressions are made.

leaves for lunch, the third for the time of his return, and' the last for his exit at the close oi' the days work.

By the mechanism described the cardholder is shifted at the proper times of the day to bring the various columns under the hammer vby which the impression is made. It* sometimes happens that a workman may wish to record his entry after the 'card-holder has been shifted to an exit` position. This limited backward movement is provided by the slot-and-pin connection 112, hereinbefore described. ln order that the workman may clearly see whether the instrument is set to record` his entrance or an exit, I journal above the card-holder a rotary indicator 25,

riven by suitable gearing 26 from-the shaft .7. (See Figs. l and 2.) Y

As the ribbon moving and: holding mechanism of the recorder are all old, they have not been shown in the, drawings.

While for purposes of clearness l have indicated tlierposition of the type-Wheels 53the mechanism for driving them being all old is not shown. l. have shown, however, the hammer 27, which gives the blow by which The tail 28v of this hammer is engagedby the dog 29.pivoted on the operating-lever 30, which is pivoted on the frame 'of the machine. A coilspring 50, connected with the hammer and with a stationary part, normally holds the hammer 27 against a iia't spring 51, secured to the frame of the apparatus. A coil-spring f 52,connected. with the dog29 and with a sta-l tionary part, holds the dog in contact with the tail of the hammer.

Time-recorders of the type te which my* improvements are a plied are providedW-ith a vertically-movab e abutment, which is moved by the time-clock, so that the card may be pushed into the card-holder sufliciently far to bring the proper day ofY the week in line with the hammer. This abutment formed as a pivoted lever 31. (See particularly Figs. 5 and 7.) On the lever is pivoted the lower end of the connecting-rod 32. The other end of this connecting-rod is movable in a stationary guide A pivoted link 34 connects the rod with. a lever 35, I 1 5l This snail is connected to an arbor of the izo clock, which revolves once during the period during which records are to be made on a articular card. From this description it `iollows that the abutment-lever 31 is moved from the bottom to the top and then dropped 1 2 5 to the bottom again to recommence its upward movement; but these parts are all o d in the art. V

It has been found in practice that theabut- 1 ment-lever, owing to its length andthe length I 3o senese of its connections, may be sprung more or less by the pressure of a eard and records thus made in the wrong place. l overcome this dilieulty by providing a vertical rack 3) and providing means whereby the abutment may be looked to the rack while a record being made.

` The raok is pivoted at its lower end and it passes between lugs 40, formed onor secured to the abutment. The rack, it will be noted is formed on the are ol a. eirole struek with the pivot ot the abutment-lever as a center. From the lower endet the rack extends an arm 41. This arm is engaged with a vertical bar 42 by having` its end pass through. a hole in the bar. This bar is carried by parallel equal pivoted links 43, pivoted on the traine ol' the machine7 so that while n'iaintaining its vertical position it is tree to move sin'iulta.- neonsly both laterally and vertically.

@n the abutment is pivoted bent lever 44, the vertical portion otwhieh-is adapted to engage the bar 42. This bar 42, it will be noticed, is Curved on the are of a eirele struck from the pivoted abutment-lever as a center, so that it is always in position to be engagea by the lever 44 in any positi n olE the abutment-lever. The-lreeend ot the abutmentlever passes through the eentral space in the Card-hold er 9, so that it is always in position to be engaged by the card when. the latter is pressed down into the holder.

From the construction thus described it follows that when thi lever 44 is pressed down by the Contact et a eard the veirtieal bar 42 is swung lateral y and downwardly and the rack thus roeked to bringl its teeth into engagement with the side ot the abutment-lever, which is suitably-shaped to engage the ratehel-teeth of the raelz. (See, Figs. 4 and'.) The abutment is thus solidly supported, so that pressure on the card eannot 'force it down out of position.

Another way in which with the older type of machine records may be made on the eard in the wrong` position is by inserting` the eard onlyY part way and then piessing` down the operating-lever Il() to malle the 'reeord l obvia-te this dillienlty by providing a pivoted detent 45, whieh is notehed at its upper end to engage the under side ol the lever 3U. 'llhis detent is maintained in its normal posit ion,

engaging the lever by means ot the bent spring-46I whieh is engaged with the detent and with a. stationary part. llilh this detent engages a lever Ll?, whieh is centrally pivoted and engages the detent by having its end pass through a hole therein. 'llhe other end of this lever is provided with an upwardly-belit portion 4S. which engages the rear si'de ot the vel-tival bar 42. (Seo Figs. 4, 5, and SJ 'lho spring 4G is sullieiently strong to maintain all the parts in the posit-ion shown.

in Figs. 5, 7, and l0. As soon` however, f card is pressed down in contact mh the le` ver 44 not only is the almtment-lever loelried to the raeli, already described, but lthe movement ol' the vertical bar reeks the lever 47 and moves the detent te the po.A o.. shown in l ig. 4, when the operatingeleire 550 is tree to be pressed down to malte the 1- ord already described.

ln ease an attempt is made le client the machine oy lifting up the Card ai ter the erating-lever has been pressed down sull. Ciently tar to prevent the d etent resuinin;- its inirmal position il' provide the latter with a pin or projection 49,. which will eateh the operating-lever and prevent it being forced down to its limit and. the reeord thus made. By thus eonstruetingl the datent so thit will. engage the operaliinI-lever in. two (li'llerent positions l. absoh t prevent an y cheat ii'ig ol the rnaeliine in i. manner described. llroni the above description it will be seen that l have devised a machine eh nutomatieally insures that he eard win be in its proper position both laterally 1nd vertieallV at the time at whieh a rer-ord i. .ie-.de upoi llfliat .l olnini :is my if vention isY l. ln a. timea'eiivorder tle combination ol a card-holder laterally movable; means tor automatioally mowingl said Card-holder in one direc-tion at predetermined intervals; means for antoniatieally` ret urniugl they land-holder to its Aoriginal position at a pre letermined time; and means lor looking 'said earddiolder in. wel), position; said means permittii'lfg; a limited baeliward movement ol the eardholder troni' each position other than the Ursi', substantially as described.

a time-rworder the combination ol a oard-lmlder laterally movable; an arm ronneoled therewith and longitudinally slotted; a proieelion on said arm; a shalt transvewie to the armJ and passing through the slot therein; neans iontrolled b v a tixne-eloek lor partially rol aliner the shalt at pre letermined intervals; a snail eonneeled to xl1eslnil`l. and adapted to rtg-age the proA aion on the arm; and yielding means tending lo hold the pro ieetion in ronlaet with thesnail,substanl iall)V as deseribed.

il. ln a time-recorder the eombiimtion ol' a mrd-holder laterall)r nniv'able; an arm eonneeted therewith, a projection on said arm g a shaltlrzmsverse to the arm means ont rolled by a time-clock l`oiparti all \v rotatingl the from the projections. distance substantially equal to the greatest diameter of the snail,

' substantially as described,

5. In a time-recorder the combination of a card-holder laterally movable; an arm connected. to the card-holder by a in-and-slot connection; means engagin t e arm for yieldingly pressing forward t 1e card-holder; means for automatically moving forward the arm at predetermined intervals; and means for returning it to its original position at a predetermined time, substantially as described.

6. In a time-recorder the combination lof a card-holder laterally. movable; an arm connected therewith; a 'projection on said arm; ashaft transverse to the arm; ratchet-Wheel on the shaft; a spring-held ratchet-rack engaging the Yratchet-wheel; clock-controlled means for, operating said rack a detent carried by the rack; a notched wheel secured to the shaft and adapted to'be engaged .by the detent when" the rack is at the forward end of its stroke; and means preventing baclc ward movement ofthe shaft, substantially as described. l

7. .In a time-recorder the combination ci an abutment for a card; an operating-lever for recording mechanism; a detent normally preventing the movement of the operating lever; a lever pivoted on the abutment in po- Vsition for engagement by a card; andc'onnections between the lever and the datent whereby the latter is disengaged from the cperatinglever when the abutmentdever is pressed down by a card, substantially as described.

8.l In a time-recorder the combination of a cl0ck-driven vertically-reciproeating abutment for a card; a bell-crank lever pivoted on 'the abutment with one arm in position for enga ement by a card; a vertical bar in posi tion or en agement by the other arm of the bell-crank llover; parallel equal pivoted links connecting the bar with a lstationary part; a lever having one end in operative enga-Gement with the bar; a detent engaged by tie other end of the lever; an operatingdever for recording mechanism normally engaged by' the detent and yielding means retaining theJ parts in the normal described. y

-9. in a time-recorder the combination o an abutment for a card; an operating-lever for recording mechanism; a detent tor en- Gagement with the operating-lever at two dif- `erent positions of the latterand-normally engaging the lever when the latter is in its normal position; a lever pivoted on the abut-- ment in position for engagement by a card; I,

and connections between the lever andthe detent whereby the-latter is disengaged from position, 'substantially as' the operating-lever when the abutment-lever is pressed down by a card, substantially as described. y

' l0. In a time-recorder thecombination of a clock-driven vertically-reciprocating abfitn ment lfor a card; a laterally-movable vertical rack with which the abutment is adapted to engage; yielding means` normally maintaining t e rack out of er1-fra ement vwith the abutment; means carried y the abutment adapted, when pressed by a card, to move the rack into engagement with the abutment,

substantially asbdscribed.

a clock-driven vertically-rcciprocating abutment for a card; a vertical rack; means for engaging the abutment and the rack;.means carried by the abutment adapted, when ressed by a card, to effect an engagement etween the rack and the abutment; and yielding means normallyl maintaining the rack` and abutment out of engagement, substantially as described. f 12. In atime-recorder the combination 0f a clock-driven vertically-reci` rocating abutment for a card a bell-crank ever pivoted on the abutmentwith one arm in position for engagement by a card a vertical 'bar in position'tor en agement by the other arm of the bell-crank I connecting the bar .with a stationary part; a lever havin one end in operative enga ement with-te bar; a detent engaged by t e other end of the lever; an operating-lever for recording mechanism normally engaged by the detent; a laterally-movable vertical rack with which the abutment is adapted to engage; an arm extending from the rack and engaging the vertical bar; and yielding means normally maintaining all the parts in their normal positions, substantially as described.

Toronto, Qntaro, January 6-, 1906.

ALFONSO L. JAYNES. In presence oi J. Enw. Minnen, A. S. BALK.

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